All Blacks v Springboks rivalry endures even as history fades to mythology - Rugby Championship

The 100th collision of a relationship stretching back 100 years transcends the pitch in ways very few in any sport can match The match began with Kapa o Pango, an iteration of the haka first performed in 2005 for the Tri-Nations encounter between South Africa and New Zealand. It sparked mild controversy at the time for the closing gesture in the sequence which sees All Black players rake their thumb across their neck. The